Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band

by Green Day

Overview

Green Day released their first hits collection in 2001, just prior to opening up a wildly successful second act with 2004's American Idiot. Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band incorporates all the hits from that second act in an album that's just one song longer than the 21-track International Superhits! God's Favorite Band repeats ten songs from its predecessor and they're all the ones you'd expect: "Longview," "Welcome to Paradise," "Basket Case," "When I Come Around," "She," "Brain Stew," "Hitchin' a Ride," "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," "Minority," and "Warning." Similarly, the six Green Day albums since International Superhits! are represented by the big hits -- "American Idiot," "Holiday," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Know Your Enemy" -- with the triple-album ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tre! being dismissed with only one song ("Oh Love"). To this foundation, the band adds two new cuts -- "Back in the USA" and a duet with Miranda Lambert called "Ordinary World" -- but the real appeal of God's Favorite Band is how it serves as a testament for the longevity of Green Day, which is the opposite argument of International Superhits! That collection still stands as an excellent distillation of Green Day's frenetic '90s, while this one paints the band as sturdy rock & roll lifers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2017
Label:	Reprise / Wb
UPC:	0093624909187
Rank:	4366

Tracks

1. 2000 Light Years Away
2. Longview
3. Welcome to Paradise
4. Basket Case
5. When I Come Around
6. She
7. Brain Stew
8. Hitching a Ride
9. Good Riddance
10. Minority
11. Warning
12. American Idiot
13. Holiday
14. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
15. Wake Me Up When September Ends
16. Know Your Enemy
17. 21 Guns
18. Oh Love
19. Bang Bang
20. Still Breathing
21. Ordinary World
22. Back in the USA

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Green Day   Primary Artist
Tre Cool   Drums,Vocals,Accordion,Percussion
Billie Joe   Guitar,Vocals
Billie Joe Armstrong   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica
Rob Cavallo   Piano
Miranda Lambert   Featured Artist
Mike Dirnt   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Jason Freese   Piano,Saxophone
Jason White   Guitar

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Andy Ernst   Mixing,Producer,Recording
Andrew Scheps   Mixing
Billie Joe   Lyricist
Billie Joe Armstrong   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Chris Dugan   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Jack Joseph Puig   Mixing
Green Day   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Frank Wright   Composer
Joe McGrath   Engineer
John Golden   Mastering
Doug McKean   Engineer,Recording
Rob Cavallo   Mixing,Producer,Executive Producer
Jimmy Hoyson   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Finn   Mixing
Reto Peter   Engineer
Keith Armstrong   Mixing Engineer
Ken Allardyce   Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Greg Burns   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Rick Parkhouse   Composer
Brad Kobylczak   Engineer,Second Engineer
Butch Vig   Producer
Brian Vibberts   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Davey Warsop   Assistant Engineer
Wesley Seidman   Assistant Engineer
Nik Karpen   Mixing Engineer
Shari Sutcliffe   Production Coordination
Michael Pritchard   Composer
Andrew Schubert   Assistant Engineer
Al Sobrante   Executive Producer
Ken Schles   Photography
Marina Chavez   Cover Photo,Photography
Frank Maddocks   Design,Photography,Creative Director
Pete Rypins   Composer
Richard Ash   Second Engineer
Brad Townsend   Assistant Engineer
Wade Brands   Photography
Donny Phillips   Cover Illustration
Eric Boulanger   Mastering
Greg Schneider   Photography
Jesse Michaels   Composer
Alison Dyer   Photography
Dave E.C.   Composer
Dmitar Krnjaic   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Mike Pritchard   Composer
Eva Janey   Photography
Josh Wilkinson   Composer
Lee Bothwick   Engineer
Joe Brown   Assistant Engineer
Frank E. Wright III   Composer
George Tizzard   Composer
Felisha Tolentino   Photography
Eden Galindo   Technician,Bass Technician
Adam Slack   Composer
Luke Spiller   Composer
Hans Buscher   Technician,Guitar Technician
Nathaniel Mela   Technician,Drum Technician
Tone   Second Engineer
Andy Flebbe   Assistant Engineer
Snorri Bros   Photography